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AUG 2008
a fatherly testimony
by Scott Noble
Here we are, sitting in your work van, a white, ’71 Ford van with barely more metal than rust holes. The windshield has a world map of cracks that grows larger each passing season. The seats, more exposed cushion than vinyl, precariously hold our bodies on this calm and muggy summer afternoon.
by Scott Noble
Here we are, sitting in your work van, a white, ’71 Ford van with barely more metal than rust holes. The windshield has a world map of cracks that grows larger each passing season. The seats, more exposed cushion than vinyl, precariously hold our bodies on this calm and muggy summer afternoon.
the man who killed the writer
by Sérgio Rodrigues
First things first: I didn’t write the book everyone thinks I wrote, the one that has been showering me with fame and riches since its publication, just over one year go. Although many people might find that strange—while others might say, I knew it, he never fooled me—
by Sérgio Rodrigues
First things first: I didn’t write the book everyone thinks I wrote, the one that has been showering me with fame and riches since its publication, just over one year go. Although many people might find that strange—while others might say, I knew it, he never fooled me—
the dragon of rabieh
by Alexander Najjar
The facts that had been established thus far were not very conclusive. Some witnesses claimed to have seen a dragon, others a dinosaur. In a country where the majority of the people were so superstitious that they took astrologists’ predictions as gospel and preferred healers to doctors, it was not easy to separate fact from fiction, illusion from reality.
by Alexander Najjar
The facts that had been established thus far were not very conclusive. Some witnesses claimed to have seen a dragon, others a dinosaur. In a country where the majority of the people were so superstitious that they took astrologists’ predictions as gospel and preferred healers to doctors, it was not easy to separate fact from fiction, illusion from reality.
giants & business parks
by Zach Kincaid
Looming over their creators, these sky-scraping beasts with their thousand glass eyes demand homage. Why do these industrial goliaths stand? Who holds David’s five smooth stones? Where lies a Babel resolution?
by Zach Kincaid
Looming over their creators, these sky-scraping beasts with their thousand glass eyes demand homage. Why do these industrial goliaths stand? Who holds David’s five smooth stones? Where lies a Babel resolution?
From 1908 to 1932, Sidney Gamble (1890-1968) visited China four times, traveling throughout the country to collect data for social-economic surveys and to photograph urban and rural life, public events, architecture, religious statuary, and the countryside.. Explore the recently released digital library of nearly 5,000 images through Duke University’s Digital Collections.